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SUBMITTER: Rosenberg MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3945001 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rosenberg Michael A MA Lopez Faye L FL Bůžková Petra P Adabag Selcuk S Chen Lin Y LY Sotoodehnia Nona N Kronmal Richard A RA Siscovick David S DS Alonso Alvaro A Buxton Alfred A Folsom Aaron R AR Mukamal Kenneth J KJ
Annals of epidemiology 20131126 3
<h4>Purpose</h4>Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an important cause of mortality in the adult population. Height has been associated with cardiac hypertrophy and an increased risk of arrhythmias but also with decreased risk of coronary heart disease, suggesting a complex association with SCD.<h4>Methods</h4>We examined the association of adult height with the risk of physician-adjudicated SCD in two large population-based cohorts: the Cardiovascular Health Study and the Atherosclerosis Risk in Comm ...[more]